{"id":533087,"date":"2023-07-24T10:33:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=533087"},"modified":"2023-07-24T10:33:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:33:50","slug":"motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated Once Your ‘Glory Days’ Have Passed Through Open Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated Once Your ‘Glory Days’ Have Passed Through Open Water<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Jack Hallahan<\/em><\/p>\n

For competitive swimmers, years of chasing the black line at some point come to a close. For some, a strange phenomenon occurs after taking a break from such a demanding sport: the urge to get back in the swim runs deep!<\/p>\n

\n

Only now we need to set sites on different goals to stay motivated. Weekly swim practices can satisfy some of that chemical bond you have to chlorinated pool water\u2026but nothing compares to the thrill of competition!<\/span><\/span>That\u2019s where open water<\/a> racing comes into focus.<\/p>\n

Few events provide motivation like California’s annual Trans Tahoe Relay. Often a reunion of college and high school teammates, relays have been racing across this breath-taking lake since 1976. Trans Tahoe Relay has \u201cbecome one of the largest open water swims in the world, promoting team spirited competition between swimming clubs and other groups and organizations,\u201d according to the event\u2019s website.Makes sense.<\/p>\n

\"trans-tahoe-5\"

Photo Courtesy: Jack Hallahan<\/p><\/div>\n

Where else can you find such a lively and competitive yet laid back atmosphere? How often can you swim in the reflections of The Sierra Mountains\u2026one of the most beautiful backdrops you can ask for? Unlike other open water events, Trans Tahoe brings the aquatic community together to promote camaraderie, teamwork and sportsmanship. Oh, and proceeds go towards Keep Tahoe Blue, a long-standing foundation dedicated to preserving this treasure<\/a>. What a great cause!<\/p>\n

While the drama of a strong finish or glory of winning is a worthy pursuit, most teams don\u2019t take themselves too seriously. Chuckle-worthy names and festive boat d\u00e9cor keep the vibe super positive. From \u201cWhite Claw Warriors\u201d to \u201cToo Slow for Tokyo,\u201d team names express fun-loving personas masking a shared goal: overcome the elements of 60 degree water and mile high altitude and face these challenges together across 230+ relay teams.<\/p>\n

So, how to stay motivated?<\/p>\n

Goals.<\/p>\n

Big Fish Goals. Little Fish Goals.<\/p>\n

Some teams arrive at Tahoe to earn top honors\u2026Big Fish Goals. Elite swimmers arriving from around the globe to compete with local teams representing the Olympic Club, or hardened open water swimmers from South End Rowing Club or Dolphin Club where a 30 minute sprint in 60 degree water is just another San Francisco Bay weekend experience. Triathlon clubs, masters teams, DI NCAA colleges, water polo clubs, and a variety of teams with former nationally ranked athletes compete among 50 relay teams in the highly competitive Open Division.Departing 7:30 a.m. from Sandy Point, Nevada, Big Fish teams aim to cross the California state line in under two hours for a finish at Skylandia Beach, Calif., between 3 1\/2 and 4 hours. These relay teams average between 1:05 and 1:20 per 100 yards at this pace! Open Division winners \u201cTahoe Eleven Milers\u201d George<\/strong> Tidmarsh<\/strong>, Andreas<\/strong>\u00a0Waschburger<\/strong>, Barton<\/strong> Wells<\/strong>, Thomas<\/strong>\u00a0Lurz<\/strong>, Heidi<\/strong> George <\/strong>and Rowen<\/strong> Straub<\/strong> covered the course in a blistering 3:19.55. Second-place finishers The Olympic Club\u2019s \u201cTropic Like it\u2019s Hot\u201d or 3rd place \u201cSeal Spotter Support Group\u201d gave chase. Congrats to all!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Now here\u2019s a Big Fish Story.North Bay Aquatics (NBA) \u201cAngry Tuna\u201d Masters brings it on every year, with over 10 relay teams competing this July. ASCA Hall of Fame Coach Don Swartz<\/strong> (often cited for inventing \u201cnegative split\u201d racing strategies) and his infamous \u201cTahoe Tuesday\u201d sets give relay racers year round motivation for Trans Tahoe.<\/p>\n

Seems to be working out pretty well!<\/p>\n

For the past seven years, NBA Team TunaTronik composed of masters women now in their 50\u2019s have never lost their 240+ or 300+ age group. 2023 was no exception. Deb<\/strong> McFerron<\/strong>, Andrea<\/strong> Salmi<\/strong>, Janet<\/strong> Harlow<\/strong>, Sara<\/strong> Quick<\/strong>, Neda<\/strong> Nguyen<\/strong>\u00a0and Jenna Haufler<\/strong> took top honors in 240+ women\u2019s division with an impressive 3:58 time (averaging 1:12 per 100 yards).They train together\u2026and hang together.<\/p>\n

Team captains Salmi and Quick are \u201cTry Hards\u201d who push each other as elite Masters veterans (going 1-2 in 50-54 200 free at USMS Spring Nationals). Cal \u201995 ace Harlow and Deb \u201cThe Hammer\u201d McFerron round out the core team. Short-handed this year, Andrea and Sara looked across the lanes for swimmers who are also fun, recruiting accomplished triathletes Nguyen and Haufler.<\/p>\n

Congrats, Ladies!<\/p>\n

\"trans-tahoe-6\"

Photo Courtesy: Jack Hallahan<\/p><\/div>\n

Little Fish goals are far simpler, ranging from finishing before the race shuts down to recording a best time\u2026or not losing your opening leg swimmer. Over the past seven years, \u201cDon\u2019t Lose Doug\u201d from Orinda, Calif., has faced down all of these challenges! DJ Tierney<\/strong> explained, \u201cWe were Chamber\u2019s Punch our first year, but a name change was in order after losing opening leg swimmer Doug West<\/strong> in the chaos of countless swimmers navigating bumps and elbows from dozens of competitors.” Foirty-five minutes later, they got their second swimmer in the water. Towards the last hours of their maiden Tahoe experience, white cap swells nearly saw this squad succumb to a \u201cDNF\u201d (did not finish) tag.Little Fish don\u2019t give up easily.<\/p>\n

The core team made up of West, Tierney, Jonathan<\/strong> Harris<\/strong>, Ben<\/strong> Barber<\/strong>\u00a0and Tim<\/strong> Krozek<\/strong> rambled through 6 more Tahoe races in pursuit of an elusive goal: breaking five hours. This July, Tim and DJ recruited Arne Brock-Utne<\/strong> and me to add speed to their boat. Harris barked out halfway across the lake, \u201cWe trained for this. I am keeping track of our projected finish and it\u2019s going to be tight to beat 5 hours! Let\u2019s go!\u201d Boat Captain Barber chimed in, \u201cI have a straight line navigating us to the finish. We can do it!\u201d<\/p>\n

Eureka!<\/p>\n

Arne and Tim offered strong legs, and I crossed the line to cap off a perfect day and lead the boat in the post-race celebration!<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t Lose Doug\u201d smashed our goal with a 4:51 effort!<\/p>\n

Need motivation?<\/p>\n

The Countdown to 2024 Trans Tahoe is at 361 Days, 10 Hours, 44 Minutes, and 12 seconds\u2026<\/p>\n

Sign up here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n

Results for all divisions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Men 114+
\n1st Place: \u201cPhlex\u201d (sponored by PHLEX Swimming Tech) comprised of Ryan Rosenbaum, Harrison Gibson, Marcin Cieslak, Arthur Frayler, Tomas Peribonio, and Eduardo Solache
\n2nd Place: \u201cPlaceholder\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cOlympic Club Bears\u201d<\/p>\n

Men 180+
\n1st Place: \u201cPhlex\u201d (sponored by PHLEX Swimming Tech) comprised of Ryan Rosenbaum, Harrison Gibson, Marcin Cieslak, Arthur Frayler, Tomas Peribonio, and Eduardo Solache
\n2nd Place: \u201cLaureen\u2019s Lads\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cFor the Boys\u201d<\/p>\n

Mixed 114+
\n1st Place: \u201cTa-Homos!\u201d Philip Goldberg, Gen Heidkamp, Jasmine Zeng, Todd Bergman, Keiranne Brownlie, Spencer Hammer
\n2nd Place: \u201cDrag me Daddy\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cRockin the Boat\u201d<\/p>\n

Miced 180+
\n1st Place: \u201cNba Mixers\u201d Stephen Root, Christine Gould, Mike Merrell, Mike kelly, Alisseia Root, Sophia Bell
\n2nd Place: \u201cHook \u2018Em Heels\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cThe Swarm\u201d<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s 114+
\n1st Place: \u201cLuke\u2019s Ladies\u201d comprised of Shannon Hackett, Erika Hanson, Sally Ferguson, Hailey Eberle, Lauren Green, Maggie Oys
\n2nd Place: \u201cSave the Mermaids\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cBoat Goats\u201d<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s 180+
\n1st Place: \u201cShark Dreams\u201d Dourney Monsees, Danielle Beccks, Katherine Kronick, Catherine Ladd, Elyssa Pedote, Gabriella Giordano
\n2nd Place: \u201cSwammers\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cGT S\u2019Women\u201d<\/p>\n

\"trans-tahoe-3\"

Photo Courtesy: Jack Hallahan<\/p><\/div>\n

Just for Fun
\n1st Place: \u201c3\u2019s and Big Dunks\u201d
\n2nd Place: \u201cTeam Clari\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cSonder Power\u201d<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s 240+
\n1st Place: \u201cTunatronik\u201d Deb McFerron, Andrea Salmi, Janet Harlow, Sara Quick, Neda Nguyen, Jenna Haufler
\n2nd Place: \u201cKeep Tahoe Blue & Gold\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cWomen of the Creek\u201d<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s 240+
\n1st Place: \u201cPhlex\u201d (sponored by PHLEX Swimming Tech) comprised of Ryan Rosenbaum, Harrison Gibson, Marcin Cieslak, Arthur Frayler, Tomas Peribonio, and Eduardo Solache
\n2nd Place: \u201cPlaceholder\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cOlympic Club Bears\u201d<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s 300+
\n1st Place: \u201cStiffest Ripples\u201d (Nico Ghilardi, Todd Arms, Kirk Richards, Michl Kiedel, Brad Jerome, Al Boyce
\n2nd Place: \u201cPowered by Bac Mastersr\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cIrish Swimmers Cowboy Up! Edition\u201d<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s 360+
\n1st Place: \u201cRogue Waves\u201d John Ring, Brent Ford, Jon Sterkel, Jonathan Vick, Patrick Meaney , Pat Padilla
\n2nd Place: \u201c2nd Leg Naked\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cChico 360\u201d<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s 420+
\n1st Place: \u201cOlympic Club Stanford 70\u2019s\u201d Al Humphrey, Sean Kelly, Tim Broderick, Mike McCaffery, Ed Rudloff, James Kemp<\/p>\n

Mixed 300+
\n1st Place: \u201cShivering Sharks\u201d Sarah Groskof, Kat Steward, Mary Jensen, Jim McDonald, Kyle Schempp, Jeff Justeson
\n2nd Place: \u201cCal Tex\u201d
\n3rd Place: \u201cRock Bottom\u201d<\/p>\n

Mixed 360+
\n1st Place: \u201cIn it For Bacon\u201d Carol Deming, Tom McCleary, Bonnie Fritz, Jackie McCleary, James Deming, John Fritz
\n2nd Place: \u201cMemo #1\u201d<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s 300+
\n1st Place: \u201cA\u2019She Tuna\u201d Amy Thompson, Dylon MacEachran, Erika Shern, Molly Coomber, Megan Hardin, Melissa Lewis
\n2nd Place: \u201cThe Lakeside Levathians\u201d<\/p>\n

\"trans-tahoe-1\"

Photo Courtesy: Jack Hallahan<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated Once Your ‘Glory Days’ Have Passed Through Open Water By Jack Hallahan For competitive swimmers, years of chasing the black line at some point come to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59119,"featured_media":533198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,9,122607],"tags":[6176,101644],"class_list":["post-533087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-masters","category-swim-life","tag-masters-swimming","tag-trans-tahoe-relay"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nMotivational Monday: Staying Motivated After 'Glory Days'<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Open water swimming provides excellent motivation for swimmers after their competitive days, and the Trans Tahoe Relay is a perfect example.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated Once Your 'Glory Days' Have Passed Through Open Water\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Open water swimming provides excellent motivation for swimmers after their competitive days, and the Trans Tahoe Relay is a perfect example.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-24T17:33:50+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1125\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Swimming World Editorial Staff\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Swimming World Editorial Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Swimming World Editorial Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4511a6af52a376f96500fff160e3602f\"},\"headline\":\"Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated Once Your ‘Glory Days’ Have Passed Through Open Water\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-24T17:33:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-24T17:33:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/\"},\"wordCount\":1422,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Masters Swimming\",\"Trans Tahoe Relay\"],\"articleSection\":[\"-Home Slider\",\"Masters\",\"Swim Life\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/\",\"name\":\"Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated After 'Glory Days'\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-24T17:33:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-24T17:33:50+00:00\",\"description\":\"Open water swimming provides excellent motivation for swimmers after their competitive days, and the Trans Tahoe Relay is a perfect example.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":1125,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy: Jack Hallahan\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated Once Your ‘Glory Days’ Have Passed Through Open Water\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4511a6af52a376f96500fff160e3602f\",\"name\":\"Swimming World Editorial Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ced8814053714e647cac7c70a55553aa?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ced8814053714e647cac7c70a55553aa?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Swimming World Editorial Staff\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/staffswimmingworld-com\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated After 'Glory Days'","description":"Open water swimming provides excellent motivation for swimmers after their competitive days, and the Trans Tahoe Relay is a perfect example.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated Once Your 'Glory Days' Have Passed Through Open Water","og_description":"Open water swimming provides excellent motivation for swimmers after their competitive days, and the Trans Tahoe Relay is a perfect example.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2023-07-24T17:33:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1500,"height":1125,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Swimming World Editorial Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@swimmingworld","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Swimming World Editorial Staff","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/"},"author":{"name":"Swimming World Editorial Staff","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4511a6af52a376f96500fff160e3602f"},"headline":"Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated Once Your ‘Glory Days’ Have Passed Through Open Water","datePublished":"2023-07-24T17:33:50+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-24T17:33:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/"},"wordCount":1422,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg","keywords":["Masters Swimming","Trans Tahoe Relay"],"articleSection":["-Home Slider","Masters","Swim Life"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/","name":"Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated After 'Glory Days'","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg","datePublished":"2023-07-24T17:33:50+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-24T17:33:50+00:00","description":"Open water swimming provides excellent motivation for swimmers after their competitive days, and the Trans Tahoe Relay is a perfect example.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg","width":1500,"height":1125,"caption":"Photo Courtesy: Jack Hallahan"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/motivational-monday-staying-motivated-once-your-glory-days-have-passed-through-open-water\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated Once Your ‘Glory Days’ Have Passed Through Open Water"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4511a6af52a376f96500fff160e3602f","name":"Swimming World Editorial Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ced8814053714e647cac7c70a55553aa?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ced8814053714e647cac7c70a55553aa?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"Swimming World Editorial Staff"},"url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/staffswimmingworld-com\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"Photo Courtesy: Jack Hallahan","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trans-tahoe.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-2eGb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}